The Ecumenical Creeds and Councils of the Church: Texts with Historical Introductions

By Rev Galen Friedrichs

What are "Creeds" and when did they appear in the life of the Church? Are any of the Church councils significant for the Church today? This booklet includes the following Historic creeds with brief historical introductions: Apostle's Creed; Nicene Creed; Athanasian Creed; the Gloria in Excelsis; and the Te Deum Laudamus.This booklet also includes the main documents of the 7 Ecumenical Councils with brief introductions. They are:- The Nicene Creed with an abbreviated 3rd Article and the Anathemas from the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea (325)- The full Nicene Creed from the 2nd Ecumenical Council at Constantinople (381)- The Epistle Of Cyril To Nestorius and The Epistle Of Cyril To Nestorius with the XII Anathematisms adopted at the 3rd Ecumenical Council at Ephesus (431)- The Definition Of Faith, The Tome of St Leo, and The Letter Of Cyril To John Of Antioch adopted at the 4th Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon (451)- The Sentence Of The Synod (Condemnation of the Three Chapters), The Anathemas Against Origen, and The Capitula of the Council (Condemnation of the teaching of Nestorius and Eutyches) adopted at the 5th Ecumenical Council, the 2nd at Constantinople (553)- The Definition Of Faith adopted at the 6th Ecumenical Council, the 3rd at Constantinople (680-681)- The Decree Of The Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second Of Nicaea adopted at the 7th Ecumenical Council, the 2nd at Nicaea (787)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 198022868X
• ISBN13: 9781980228684
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"